Trivia!

Anachronus is close enough to the right answer I'll give it to him. Specifically, it was Adm Scheer's radio call sign while in port. The call sign was transferred ashore and he had a different one at sea to deceive anyone listening in on radio transmissions. The British codebreakers of Room 40 knew of this, but the unpopular Director of the Operations Division at the Admiralty did not. On the eve of Jutland he asked where "DK" was, and was told it was still in port. He then informed Jellicoe that the HSF main body was not at sea, who reduced speed. This delayed the battle by two hours and shook Jellicoe's confidence in his codebreakers, which later allowed the HSF to escape in the night.

Kotori gets the bonus point, though, for telling a humorous story that links history (the grass skirt and tiki of HMS New Zealand) and Donkey Kong (a certain Italian attempting to rescue Pauline from a monkey at the top of a bunch of platforms and ladders).

 

What role did Admiral Tryon play at Jutland?

 

He taught Jellicoe, who would be the commander of the Royal Navy fleet at Jutland how NOT to drive a ship.
J

 

Correct...over to you pamnjay.

 

Who sank the USS Indianapolis?

 

This has all the makings of an argument. I'll go with the non-controversial answer of Lt CDR Hashimoto of the HIJMS I-58.

 

That is the one, I'm not looking for an argument, I just have a soft spot for submarines. (The 11 years I have serving on them might have something to do with it).
Your up crzy

 

thought you might be looking for the Capt Charles McVay answer (which I don't support...Hashimoto felt he'd have sunk Indy regardless of zig-zagging...and I tend to agree) hehe.

Since you like submarines, which ship avenged the USS Yorktown (CV-5)?

 

USS Archerfish sinking the carrier Shinano?
eidt: never mind, I googled the correct answer. If anyone can get the answer without google or wikipedia, I'll let them answer.

 

USS Scamp SS-277

 

USS Scamp is it! Beat I-168 in a sub duel.

 

Why did Brazil declare war on Germany?

 

Not many Naval/WW2 trivia type questions so broad in nature start off with me thinking hell if I know.

 

OK, I guess we lost a couple of days, but I believe Chase had the answer (if not I apolgise, I have a diagnosed case of Sometimers).
Just to review,
The SS Baependy, the Annibal Benevolo and the Araraquara, all Brazilian passenger and cargo ships were sunk by the U-507 off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and Manaus. There were about 551 killed in all three attacks. The latter two were both sunk on the August 16, 1942. The sinking of these passenger ships caused Brazil to declare war on Germany on August 22nd, 1942.
J

 

yep he had the answer

 

Awesome

 

If nobody objects I have a trivia question:

"What canadian warship missed the SMS Leipzig by a day at San Francisco during WWI?"

--Chase

 

HMCS Rainbow.
She was one of the first two ships in the RCN along with the Niobe.
(Just for info, there was a submarine named HMCS Rainbow. Ex USS ARGONAUT. Still putting a submarine spin)
J

 

Yep thats it.

--Chase

 

What was the first US warship to have a plural name and how did she get it?
J